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Patrick Kane won three Stanley Cups with the Blackhawks, but Chicago rarely started the regular season with an Opening Night victory during his first stint with the franchise.
I’ve been struggling to find the words to put into this space for a few weeks now, which is why this is running on the same day as the Blackhawks first game of the 2026-27 season instead of the day before it, per the original plan. And as I’m approaching the deadline of publishing the initial entry for this (hopefully!) weekly series that will again (hopefully!) run throughout the season, I’m going to be a little bit lame and invoke the cliche that there isn’t much left to be said, becaus...
The wait is officially over! Welcome to the opening day of the 2026-27 season, hockey fans. The Chicago Blackhawks are […] The post Jack’s Daily: Blackhawks Opening Night; Slaggert Clears; Bedard Video appeared first on Chicago Hockey Now .
From Stan Mikita and Bobby Hull to Patrick Kane, these Blackhawks legends made a habit of delivering memorable performances on Opening Night.
The Chicago Blackhawks have quite the logjam when it comes to defensemen. They’re coming off a decent preseason, going 2-1-1, and the kids who needed to perform well did, for…
This is your thread to talk about the latest hockey news. BLACKHAWKS Blackhawks Bits: A final practice before the season begins ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) Why the 2026-27 Blackhawks wear their jersey numbers ( Athletic ) SCH Community Vote: 2026-27 Blackhawks season predictions ( SCH ) Musings on Madison, Episode 217 — Previewing the 2026-27 Blackhawks season ( SCH ) PRESEASON RECAPS: Blackhawks 3, Blues 2 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune ) As training camp ends, k...
The Blackhawks released a captaincy tribute video late Sunday night featuring Denis Savard, Adrian Aucoin, Jonathan Toews, Chris Chelios, and Nick Foligno ahead of Connor Bedard's first season with the C. The post Former Blackhawks Captains Pass the Torch to Connor Bedard appeared first on On Tap Sports Net .
The Chicago Blackhawks were excited to learn that Connor Bedard would be traveling with the team ahead of the 2026-27 NHL opening night, even though Jeff Blashill made it clear the captain won't play. Although Connor Bedard appears to be making progress in his injury rehab with each passing day, Chicago Blackhawks head coach Jeff Blashill has always been candid in his statements, not trying to give fans false hope ahead of the 2026-27 NHL season. That was true when Blashill and the Blac...
The Blackhawks will carry eight defensemen instead of the customary seven defensemen to start the 2026-27 season. Here’s how the defensive pairings will play out.
Before boarding the plane to Las Vegas, the Chicago Blackhawks held one final, intense practice session at the team’s facility […] The post Blackhawks Finalize Opening-Night Roster, Preview New Forward Lines appeared first on Chicago Hockey Now .
Monday saw one final practice for the Hawks before they hopped on planes and headed west for Tuesday’s season opener against the Vegas Golden Knights. What does everybody want? Lines! Blackhawks' lines in practice are somewhat new: Moore-Kantserov-Kane Donato-Nazar-Lardis Bertuzzi-Frondell-Mangiapane Smith-Greene-Greenway (Teravainen) Vlasic-Byram Kaiser-Levshunov Cole-Rinzel (Korchinski-Del Mastro) Knight Soderblom — Ben Pope (@BenPopeCST) September 28, 2026 A defini...
As referenced during the most recent Musings on Madison episode , we decided to take our preseason discussion and turn it into an SCH community vote. Below are the same series of prompts related to the Blackhawks’ upcoming NHL season, touching on just about every player on the roster. We’ll tally these for the next week (deadline is puck drop for the home opener, aka 7 p.m. CT on Tuesday, Oct. 6) and then look back at them all in April. Have at it! Loading…
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With all 32 NHL teams required to submit an opening-night roster by 4:00 p.m. CT, the Chicago Blackhawks took the […] The post Jack’s Daily: Blackhawks NHL Roster; Waivers War; Will Slaggert Clear? appeared first on Chicago Hockey Now .
This is your thread to talk about the latest hockey news. BLACKHAWKS RECAPS: Blackhawks 3, Blues 2 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune ) As training camp ends, key roser and lineup decisions loom ( Athletic ) Battle for Blackhawks’ forward jobs will continue into season, even with Slaggert on waivers ( Sun-Times ) Bold NHL predictions: Youth revolution overtakes league, but Blackhawks fall short of playoffs in 2026-27 ( Sun-Times ) What to know about every Blackhawks ...
As the Blackhawks preseason has concluded, all the finishing touches are being made to their roster, including the latest re-signings and roster cuts.
With the 2026 preseason now concluded, the Chicago Blackhawks made multiple transactions on Sunday to begin finalizing the 23-player NHL […] The post Blackhawks Place Slaggert On Waivers, NHL Roster Forming appeared first on Chicago Hockey Now .
Greene's play throughout the lineup should continue to be his strength entering his second season.
There were really no goaltending battles this preseason for the Chicago Blackhawks, as the shortened training camp limited any major competition.
The Chicago Blackhawks finished their preseason schedule 2-2-0 after a 3-2 win over the St. Louis Blues on Saturday night. Even in the two losses, the team looked good, especially…
The Blackhawks ranked near the bottom of the NHL in goals scored last season, but a deeper look shows their biggest offensive problem starts long before the puck reaches the net.
Could the Chicago Blackhawks make the 2027 NHL Playoffs? Jay Zawaski, Mario Tirabassi and Greg Boysen make their predictions for the 2026-27 NHL season, going division by division to build the playoff standings and wild-card teams. The guys also pick their conference final winners and Stanley Cup champion. Who’s making the playoffs, who’s missing out and who takes home the Cup? #nhl #chicagoblackhawks #hockey
The Chicago Blackhawks close out the preseason with a 3-2 win over the St. Louis Blues. Jay Zawaski and Mario Tirabassi break down goals from Anton Frondell, Roman Kantserov and Ian Cole’s shorthanded tally, along with a strong performance from Spencer Knight in net. Plus, the guys look at the biggest takeaways from Chicago’s final preseason game before the regular season begins. 00:00 START 02:00 First Reactions 04:30 Anton Frondell 08:00 Roman Kantserov 11:00 Changing Lines? 13:30 4th Star N...
Highlights from the final preseason game of the 2026-27 slate on Sept. 26, resulting in a 3-2 Blackhawks win in Chicago, with Blues goals from Jonatan Berggren and Colton Parayko.
The Chicago Blackhawks held off a late push from the St. Louis Blues to earn a 3-2 win on Saturday night, picking up their second victory of the preseason. The Blackhawks opened the scoring 6:27 into the first period. After a faceoff, Tyler Bertuzzi rang a shot off the iron, and Anton Frondell collected the rebound in the slot and fired it past Joel Hofer to give the Blackhawks a 1-0 lead. FRONDEEZY GOOOOOOOOAL 🚨 pic.twitter.com/hCjMvcp95z — Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) ...